Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2022

has indicted four Russian government employees for their role in cyberattacks targeting hundreds of companies and organizations in the energy sector worldwide between 2012 and 2018. The group also attempted to hack the systems of a US company operating critical infrastructure in the United States. CISA, the FBI, and the U.S.

Energy and Utilities 91

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

An Iran-linked APT group tracked as Mint Sandstorm is behind a string of attacks aimed at US critical infrastructure between late 2021 to mid-2022. The group rapidly weaponized N-day vulnerabilities in popular enterprise applications by using publicly disclosed POCs. ” reads the report published by Microsoft.

Energy and Utilities 86

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

In the recent case of the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack , the Department of Justice and FBI were able to recover a majority of the crypto-payment made to the DarkSide ransomware group. We’ll look at what blockchain technology is, how its development relates to cybersecurity, and the state of blockchain-based security solutions.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2020

Russia-linked cyber-espionage group hacked the Ukrainian energy company Burisma at the center of the impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump. The attack was detailed by California-based cybersecurity firm Area 1 Security in a report. The post Why Russian APT Fancy Bear hacked the Ukrainian energy firm Burisma?

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2020

Data from Barracuda cybersecurity researchers identified a 667% increase in spear-phishing attacks between the end of February and the following month. Real-Life Examples of Spear-Phishing Attacks in the Energy Production Sector. The threat of spear-phishing for energy companies is, unfortunately, not a theoretical one.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

A major focus of cybersecurity as an industry is its efforts to detect, root out, and respond to potential fraudsters attempting to trick companies and people out of their money, data, or both. This made a lot of sense, especially in the earlier days of the Internet where cybersecurity measures were nowhere near as robust as they are today.

Energy and Utilities 120

Energy and Utilities Phishing Blockchain Cybersecurity 120

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

JULY 11, 2017

According to a new joint report issued by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), hackers have been penetrating the computer networks of companies that operate nuclear power stations, energy facilities, and manufacturing plants in the US since May 2017.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 23, 2019

From taking a shower, to brewing your coffee, and watching the news, your morning routine is fueled by the energy sector. But the energy sector also underpins our emergency and response systems, our hospitals and healthcare, our schools, our businesses, and virtually everything we do as a society. The Rising Threat.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2023

The documents demonstrate that it also developed hacking tools for the Russia-linked APT group Sandworm. The Sandworm group (aka BlackEnergy , UAC-0082 , Iron Viking , Voodoo Bear , and TeleBots ) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRU’s Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST).

Energy and Utilities 84

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Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2021

The Darkside ransomware gang first emerged in the threat landscape in August 2020, in recent months the group was very active and targeted organizations worldwide. The pipeline allows carrying 2.5

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Data Matters

APRIL 18, 2018

On April 17, the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) released an updated version of its standard-setting Cybersecurity Framework. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced the new release with a statement saying the “Cybersecurity Framework should be every company’s first line of defense” and “adopting version 1.1

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

This escalation of reconnaissance is being closely monitored by the global cybersecurity and intelligence communities. Here are a few key things everyone should understand about the cybersecurity ramifications spinning out of the Soleimani assassination. Grimes, a data defense expert at cybersecurity training vendor KnowBe4.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 28, 2016

The National Highway Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) recently issued non-binding guidance that outlines best practices for automobile manufacturers to address automobile cybersecurity. According to the NHTSA, the Cybersecurity Guidance is “non-binding guidance” that contains “voluntary best practices” to improve motor vehicle cybersecurity.

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Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2021

US and UK cybersecurity agencies said the Russia-linked APT28 group is behind a series of large-scale brute-force attacks. US and UK cybersecurity agencies published a joint alert about a series of large-scale brute-force conducted by the Russia-linked APT28 group. ” reads the advisory published by the NSA.

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Energy and Utilities Military Cybersecurity Cloud 87

Data Matters

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Kate is a member of the firm’s Privacy and Cybersecurity, Healthcare, and Commercial Litigation groups. Kate brings to her practice substantial experience working with a broad range of government agencies and federal programs across the national security, healthcare, and energy and environmental fields.

Energy and Utilities 78

Energy and Utilities Privacy Financial Services Data Privacy 78

IT Governance

MARCH 5, 2024

Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight Millions of Pure Incubation Ventures records listed on hacking forum 183,754,481 records apparently belonging to the venture capital and private equity group Pure Incubation Ventures have been listed for sale on a hacking forum. The claim is yet to be verified.

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Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52

IT Governance

DECEMBER 19, 2023

8 TB of data exfiltrated from Advantage Group International Following an outage affecting its leak site (see the ‘Enforcement’ section below), the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group is listing only a single incident: a data breach affecting the business management consultant Advantage Group International.

Data Privacy 52

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2020

30), we have observed three SilverTerrier actors/groups launch a series of 10 COVID-19 themed malware campaigns.” ” Between January 30 and April 30, 2020, the researchers observed three SilverTerrier groups launching ten COVID-19-themed malware campaigns, some of them also targeted organizations involved in the COVID-19 response.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Australian ACSC warns of Conti ransomware attacks against local orgs A zero-day exploit for Log4j Java library could have a tsunami impact on IT giants 1.6 Australian ACSC warns of Conti ransomware attacks against local orgs A zero-day exploit for Log4j Java library could have a tsunami impact on IT giants 1.6

Energy and Utilities 63

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

In fact, memory attacks have quietly emerged as a powerful and versatile new class of hacking technique that threat actors in the vanguard are utilizing to subvert conventional IT security systems. That’s Gartner’s estimate of global spending on cybersecurity in 2017 and 2018. Instead, memory attacks are transient.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2022

The tool is so powerful that black hat hackers and international threat groups have added it to their arsenal. BlackByte, a notorious ransomware group, recently exfiltrated financial data from the National Football League’s San Francisco 49ers and demanded a ransom. While that’s true, it requires time, effort, and energy.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

.” Considering the ease of exploitation, Microsoft also recommends the following mitigations in addition to downloading the latest updates: Add users to the Protected Users Security Group, which prevents the use of NTLM as an authentication mechanism. Consider using it for high value accounts such as Domain Admins when possible.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Electric grid utilities are deploying smart meters to better correspond to consumers energy demands while lowering costs. Once installed, the malware “phoned home” to a command-and-control network run by the hacking group, which enabled them to enter the network and take further action. Tue, 02/16/2021 - 16:33.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 21, 2015

On July 16, 2015, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) addressing the critical infrastructure protection (“CIP”) reliability standards. The NOPR proposes to accept with limited modifications seven updated CIP cybersecurity standards. They are mandatory and enforceable.

Energy and Utilities 40

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2020

It is for these same reasons that some RaaS (Ransomware as a Service) offerings utilize the language as well. “ The Snake ransomware targets files associated with SCADA platforms, enterprise management tools, and system utilities. One such example would be Project Root.

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Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2019

Malware is currently delivered from: 'hxxps://customermgmt.net/page/macrocosm' #cybersecurity #infosec — USCYBERCOM Malware Alert (@CNMF_VirusAlert) July 2, 2019. In March, Symantec published a report detailing the activities of the APT33 group that was targeting organizations in Saudi Arabia and the United States.

Energy and Utilities 80

Energy and Utilities Phishing Government Authentication 80

Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2018

It is not just about security, but in utilizing Blockchain to secure your company and your information. But it is not just about security, but in utilizing Blockchains to secure your company and your information. Energy Efficiency. What Does IT Stand For? Smart Contracts. Blockchain-as-a-Service. Permissioned blockchains.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

GB Impact Energy Services Source New Engineering Canada Yes 52,707 Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office Source New Public USA Yes 52,567 Maximum Research Source New Professional services USA Yes 52 GB Terago Source New Telecoms Canada Yes 45 GB Zivilgeometer Source New Engineering Austria Yes 41.83 GB Signature Performance, Inc.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

CISA published an advisory on China-linked groups targeting government agencies by exploiting flaws in Microsoft Exchange, Citrix, Pulse, and F5 systems. CISA published a security advisory warning of a wave of attacks carried out by China-linked APT groups affiliated with China’s Ministry of State Security.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 12, 2023

I've enjoyed working in a smaller group of people to grow a business, finding that to be more rewarding for myself. The mission is clear and the group is all on board with that. If you want to be a career salesperson in tech or cybersecurity, get into a business development role. I realized sales was the career for me.

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Info Source

DECEMBER 8, 2023

grade schools), is the second largest group of verticals. The dual role of Telecommunication & Utilities providers In this analysis we include the Telecommunication and Utilities industries, which we cover as a combined sector from a sizing and forecasting perspective.

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Data Matters

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Kate is a member of the firm’s Privacy and Cybersecurity, Healthcare, and Commercial Litigation groups. Kate brings to her practice substantial experience working with a broad range of government agencies and federal programs across the national security, healthcare, and energy and environmental fields.

Energy and Utilities 15

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 7, 2023

combinations Enables automated response to quickly and effectively contain threats based upon policy from moderate (move to guest network, assign to self-remediation VLAN, apply OS updates/patches, etc.) to stringent (quarantine assets, turn off switch port, block access, disable network card, etc.)

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

We can't go amongst weeks really without seeing more activity groups that are being released. It's individual pieces of it that fall apart and become a nightmare for that company or that utility or whatever. Well, nothing’s impossible. But how might it actually happen? And how might we defend ourselves? Now that is here.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

NSO Group says its Pegasus software can now obtain access to private messages held in major cloud services. Among the data the attackers obtained and shared with hacktivist group Digital Revolution were screenshots of the target company's internal interface, including some employees' names and notes on the projects they were working on.

Cloud 52

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

NSO Group says its Pegasus software can now obtain access to private messages held in major cloud services. Among the data the attackers obtained and shared with hacktivist group Digital Revolution were screenshots of the target company's internal interface, including some employees' names and notes on the projects they were working on.

Cloud 40

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

NSO Group says its Pegasus software can now obtain access to private messages held in major cloud services. Among the data the attackers obtained and shared with hacktivist group Digital Revolution were screenshots of the target company's internal interface, including some employees' names and notes on the projects they were working on.

Cloud 40

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